12-letter words containing e, n
- alpha leonis — Regulus1
- alphanumeric — (of a character set, code, or file of data) consisting of alphabetical and numerical symbols
- alpine-style — of or in an ascent (esp in high mountains like the Himalayas) in which the climbers carry all their equipment with them in a single ascent from base to summit
- altercations — Plural form of altercation.
- alternations — Plural form of alternation.
- alternatives — a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities, as of things, propositions, or courses of action, the selection of which precludes any other possibility: You have the alternative of riding or walking.
- altiloquence — Pompous language; lofty speech.
- alton towers — a 19th-century Gothic Revival mansion with extensive gardens in NW central England, in Staffordshire: site of a large amusement park
- amazon river — a river in N South America, flowing E from the Peruvian Andes through N Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean: the largest river in the world in volume of water carried. 3900 miles (6280 km) long.
- amber nectar — beer
- ambisinister — clumsy or unskillful with both hands.
- ambitendency — ambivalence, especially when acted out; a tendency to contradictory behavior arising from conflicting impulses.
- ambitionless — without ambition, unambitious
- ambivalently — in an ambivalent manner
- ambulanceman — An ambulanceman is a man who drives an ambulance or takes care of people in an ambulance on the way to hospital.
- ameliorating — Present participle of ameliorate.
- amelioration — the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
- amelogenesis — the production of enamel by ameloblasts
- amenableness — The state or quality of being amenable.
- amenhotep iv — died 1357? b.c, king of Egypt 1375?–1357?: reformer of ancient Egyptian religion (son of Amenhotep III).
- amenorrhoeic — absence of the menses.
- amentiferous — bearing aments
- american elk — elk (def 2).
- american elm — an elm, Ulmus americana, of North America, cultivated for shade and ornament: state tree of Massachusetts, Nebraska, and North Dakota.
- american ivy — a vitaceous woody vine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of North America, having tendrils with adhesive tips, bluish-black berry-like fruits, and compound leaves that turn red in autumn: widely planted for ornament
- american rig — a rig for drilling oil and gas wells by using a chisel bit dropped from a considerable height.
- americanisms — a custom, trait, belief, etc., peculiar to the United States of America or its citizens.
- americanized — If someone is Americanized, they do things in a way that is typical of the United States.
- americanness — of or relating to the United States of America or its inhabitants: an American citizen.
- amethopterin — (now rare) Methotrexate.
- amfebutamone — (former name) The drug bupropion.
- amicableness — The state or quality of being amicable.
- aminobenzene — aniline (def 1).
- aminobenzoic — as in aminobenzoic acid
- aminomethane — (organic compound, often in combination) methylamine (or a derivative of it).
- aminophenols — Plural form of aminophenol.
- amiphenazole — A respiratory stimulant traditionally used as an antidote for barbiturate or opiate overdose, usually in combination with bemegride.
- amnioscopies — Plural form of amnioscopy.
- among others — used to indicate that there are several more people like the one or ones mentioned, but that you do not intend to mention them all
- amortizement — a sloping top on a buttress, pillar, etc.
- amourousness — Rare spelling of amorousness.
- amphetamines — Plural form of amphetamine.
- amphidentate — (of a ligand) able to coordinate through either of two different atoms, as in CN–
- amphiregulin — (protein) A particular autocrine growth factor.
- amphotericin — an amphoteric antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces nodosus and used in the treatment of fungal infections.
- amundsen sea — a part of the South Pacific Ocean, in Antarctica off Byrd Land
- amyl nitrite — a yellowish unstable volatile fragrant liquid used in medicine as a vasodilator and in perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2CHCH2CH2NO2
- an open book — a person or subject that is thoroughly understood
- an open mind — If you have an open mind, you avoid forming an opinion or making a decision until you know all the facts.
- anadyr range — Chukot Range